Should I get My Wheel Checked Out

fatdaz

Whilst riding on Sunday I was faced with a lake across the width of the road and, inevitably, managed to find a massive pothole hidden in it. I wasn't doing much over 10mph but I hit it with a whack (nothing do do with my 15 stone obviously) and came to a complete stop with a really jarring impact through both wrists and arms. Checking the front wheel out it spins true and none of the spokes seem loose but should I get it checked by someone who knows what they're doing?

Cheers

keef66

(Ignoring the spam) If your wheel is still round and with no sideways wobble, you've probably got away with it. Bicycle wheels are a lot stronger than some people imagine.

I've hit potholes so hard / fast that I've had a pinch flat and thought I'd broken my wrists. Wheels stayed true, and that's on RS10s which are relatively low spoke count.

arran77

martingary1803 wrote:

Here you will get perfect solution for your queries.

Just not from him or me for that matter!!

Seriously it might not be a bad thing to have your local shop look at it for you, if they're reputable then I'm sure if it is ok they'll tell you?

CiB

Depends what you expect the LBS to tell you that wouldn't be visible to you with a close visual inspection. The impact point might be visible in which case concentrate on that area looking for cracks & deviations from the straight & narrow around the rim; are any spoke nipples loose, or not square in their recess, and does the hub look ok where the shock was transmitted? I'd do all this with the tyre tube & rim tape out of the way to have a better view.

cyclingsheep

If it is spinning true then the only possible damage would be a flat spot on the wheel. If you're really worried, take off tire and tube, replace wheel in frame and with a metal ruler or similar held against the frame (so it can't move) but is just able to touch the rim spin the wheel, if there is constant contact then the wheel is still round but if part of the rim moves away from the ruler then you may have a flat spot so then maybe take to your LBS? Just a cheep wheel trueing trick

danlikesbikes

cyclingsheep wrote:

If it is spinning true then the only possible damage would be a flat spot on the wheel. If you're really worried, take off tire and tube, replace wheel in frame and with a metal ruler or similar held against the frame (so it can't move) but is just able to touch the rim spin the wheel, if there is constant contact then the wheel is still round but if part of the rim moves away from the ruler then you may have a flat spot so then maybe take to your LBS? Just a cheep wheel trueing trick

^-^ Very sensible advice.